elephant's-foot

[ el-uh-fuhnts-foot ]

/ ˈɛl ə fəntsˌfʊt /

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noun, plural el·e·phant's-foots.

a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber.

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Also called Hottentot's bread, tortoise plant.

Origin of elephant's-foot

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby elephant's-foot

elephant in the room, elephant man's disease, elephants, elephant seal, elephant's-ear, elephant's-foot, elephant shrew, elephant's-trunk snake, Eleusinian, Eleusinian mysteries, Eleusis

British Dictionary definitions for elephant's-foot

elephant's-foot

elephant foot

noun

a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae

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